Watch safety Eddie Jackson score winning TD for Chicago Bears

Updated 3 mos ago; Posted 3 mos ago

Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson (39) celebrates with teammates after returning an interception for a touchdown during an NFL game against the Detroit Lions on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, at Ford Field in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Safety Eddie Jackson scored his second touchdown in less than four days for the Chicago Bears on Thursday. After returning an interception 27 yards for a touchdown on Sunday night in a 25-20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, Jackson returned another interception for another score on Thursday against the Detroit Lions, and this time, he provided the winning points for the Bears.

Jackson intercepted Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford with the score tied 16-16 and returned the turnover 41 yards for a touchdown with six minutes left in the game. Chicago then held on for a 23-16 victory.

In his second NFL season, Jackson has intercepted six passes and recovered four fumbles, and he's turned five of them into touchdowns. Three of the scores have come this month.

Jackson has the most defensive touchdowns in the NFL since 2015, even though he didn’t enter the league until 2017.

On Nov. 3 in a 41-9 victory over the Buffalo Bills, Jackson returned a fumble recovery 65 yards for a touchdown.

On Oct. 22, 2017, in the seventh game of his NFL career, Jackson returned a fumble 75 yards for a touchdown and an interception 76 yards for a score against the Carolina Panthers. Jackson became the first player in NFL history with more than one 75-yard defensive touchdown in one season -- and he did it in one game.

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Jackson joined the Bears as a fourth-round choice from Alabama in the 2017 NFL Draft, and he’s hardly missed a defensive snap for Chicago since.

Jackson also returned three interceptions for touchdowns during his final two seasons at Alabama.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.